AN INDONESIAN dubbed "Tree Man" because of massive bark-like warts all over his body underwent a ninth round of surgery today to remove more of the growths, a doctor said.
Dede Koswara, 38, had extensive treatment last year for the first time to cut off 13.2kg of the fast-growing warts, but the doctor warned they are rapidly growing back.
"No cure for the disease exists yet, so he needs operations every three to four months because the warts keep on growing," said Rachmatdinata, director of Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung city, West Java. More...
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Dede Koswara, 38, had extensive treatment last year for the first time to cut off 13.2kg of the fast-growing warts, but the doctor warned they are rapidly growing back.
"No cure for the disease exists yet, so he needs operations every three to four months because the warts keep on growing," said Rachmatdinata, director of Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung city, West Java. More...
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Didn't they create a vaccine to halt the progression of the pathogen?
ReplyDeleteNo, they didn't create a vaccine that I know of, but they are using acids and what not to try and kill of the warts. But if they aren't cured from within the body, they shall just grow back..
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